Today's to do list
welded frame mass
Mass of (blue) bumper set
Siri cutting flange for kicker elastic anchor
Christine cutting the cRIO panel
Christine cutting a Jaguar panel
Mike Rizzo broaching a keyway
Impromptue design review
Moyer setting up shop
Pivots in assembly
Christine sanding the Jaguar panel
Jen assembling pivots
Mike Rizzo & Siri riveting pivot plates
Foster planing battery box form
Siri fitting a CIM
Pivot with motor, ready for wiring
Pivots on chassis
Ben W cutting replacement Jaguar panel
Mark Morun making fine adjustments to pivot parts
Cole, Julie Bachmann & Matt
Cole, Julie Bachmann & Matt hard at work
Douglas & Ben W breaking chain for the pivots
Julie Bachmann & Ben W working on Jaguar panel
The left Jaguar panel clamped into place
Punxsutawney Phil says that there will be six more weeks of winter, but the robot must ship in three weeks! (AP/Gene J. Puskar)
Mike Rizzo, Jon Davis & Ben R discuss sensors and their locations
Assembled Pivots
Dinesh, Carly & Jen assemble electrical panels
Jen, Carly & Dinesh wire panels
Douglas, Mark Morun & Cole cut square tube on the horizontal band saw
Mike Rizzo grinding to eliminate interference
Pivot test (pass)
Clem McKown & Mike Rizzo laying out work for the final frame welds
Programming Team at work in the Muppet Lab
Douglas & Cole at work on the horizontal band saw
Matt welding
Matt grinding new welds
Electronics ready for the robot
Selina & Jack install a steering motor
Cole and Douglas clean up keys with Gary Deaver
Designers Andrew and Sasha with Dinesh (electrical)
Cole helping the wheels go on
Gary Deaver, Mike Rizzo and Matt assemble the robot
Pivot top
Matt & Mike Rizzo building the robot
Robot assembly
Gary Deaver adjusts the magnetic encoder
DEWBOT VI on its feet for the first time
Mike Rizzo & Scott Featherman wiring
A quick controller
DEWBOT VI's first drive
Preparing to climb over the bump (you're going to need a bigger boat!) - we made 4 crossings - 2 forwards & 2 backwards - all safely
Our maximum bumper gap - is this okay?
Pivot assembly glamour shots 1/5
Pivot assembly glamour shots 2/5
Pivot assembly glamour shots 3/5
Pivot assembly glamour shots 4/5
Pivot assembly glamour shots 5/5
Kenneth on the line!
Kenneth